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Papers

(The TQCC of Studies in Second Language Acquisition is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
On the effects of task focus and processing level on the perception–production link in second-language speech learning	175
SLA volume 44 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	102
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations	81
Development of automaticity in processing L2 collocations: The roles of L1 collocational knowledge and practice condition	51
Comparing the longitudinal development of phraseological complexity across oral and written tasks	43
Estimating reliability for response-time difference measures: Toward a standardized, model-based approach	38
Challenges in inflected word processing for L2 speakers	30
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction	29
EXPLORATORY STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING IN SECOND LANGUAGE RESEARCH	28
Validity evidence for an EIT as an assessment for Spanish heritage speakers and L2 learners	28
Co-text, context, and listening proficiency as crucial variables in intelligibility among nonnative users of English – ERRATUM	27
SLA volume 47 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	27
Effects of retrieval schedules on the acquisition of explicit, automatized-explicit, and implicit knowledge of L2 collocations – CORRIGENDUM	26
Mind the gap: Psycholinguistic and individual factors affecting expressive and receptive vocabulary skills in English-Gaelic bilingual children	26
Pretesting effects on incidental L2 vocabulary learning through reading	24
Language proficiency modulates listeners’ selective attention to a talker’s mouth: A conceptual replication of Birulés et al. (2020)	24
ATTENTION TO FORM AND MEANING REVISITED	23
Examining the effectiveness of bilingual subtitles for comprehension: An eye-tracking study	20
EXPLORING CROSSLINGUISTIC INFLUENCE IN GENDER MARKING IN SPANISH	20
SLA volume 46 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	19
A Bayesian approach to (re)examining learning effects of cognitive linguistics–inspired instruction – CORRIGENDUM	18
Motivational dispositions predict qualitative differences in oral task performance	18
Usage events and constructional knowledge: A study of two variants of the introductory-it construction	18
Associations of students’ linguistic distance to the language of instruction and classroom composition with English reading and listening skills	16
Disentangling the causal role of motivation, enjoyment, and anxiety in second language speech learning: A final report	16

The additive use of prosody and morphosyntax in L2 German	15
Contextual learning and retention of phrasal verbs	15
SLA volume 45 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	15
The relationship between boredom and second language achievement: A multilevel meta-analysis	15
Cross-language interactions of phonetic and phonological processes	15
THE LEMMA DILEMMA	14
The role of first language skills, working memory, and anxiety in second language reading	14
The interplay of mindsets, aptitude, grit, and language achievement: What role does gender play?	14
Text reading in English as a second language: Evidence from the Multilingual Eye-Movements Corpus	14
Why you should stop using the ideal L2 self and the L2 motivational self-system to measure motivation (Reaction to Al-Hoorie, Hiver & In’nami, 2024)	13
Proficiency, language of assessment, and attention to meaning and form during L2 comprehension: Methodological considerations in L2 replication research	13
PROSODIC PATTERNS IN SYLHETI-ENGLISH BILINGUALS – ADDENDUM	12
Differential effects of identification and discrimination training tasks on L2 vowel identification and discrimination	12
Study and instrument quality in perception-based L2 pronunciation research	11
Development of verb argument constructions in L2 English learners: A close replication of research question 3 in Römer and Berger (2019)	11
Formal computational modelling in second language sentence processing research	11
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN L2 LITERACY ACQUISITION	11
Variability as a functional marker of second language development in older adult learners	11
A longitudinal investigation of the effects of language instruction versus immersion on cognitive functions in young adult Chinese speakers learning English	11
The effects of distributed practice on second language fluency development	11
Bayesian estimation in multiple comparisons	11
Clarifying the role of inhibitory control in L2 phonological processing: A preregistered, close replication of Darcy et al. (2016)	10
Reevaluating trials to criterion as a measure in second language research	10
How well are primary and secondary meanings of L2 words acquired?	10
SLA volume 45 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	10
SLA volume 43 issue 5 Cover and Back matter	10
Sense-aware connective-based indices of cohesion and their relationship to cohesion ratings of English language learners’ written production	10
Task-generated processes in second language speech production: Exploring the neural correlates of task complexity during silent pauses	10
How to present L2 Chinese words effectively for learning: Exploring learning outcomes and learner perceptions	9
Text recall and use of advance organisers in first and second language	9
Individual differences in self-regulated learning profiles of Chinese EFL readers: A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study	9
LONGITUDINAL L2 DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROSODIC MARKING OF PRAGMATIC MEANING	9
Longitudinal development of second language utterance fluency, cognitive fluency, and their relationship	8
Introduction to the special issue on working memory and L2 writing: Implications for SLA individual differences research	8
The effects of proficiency level and dual-task condition on L2 self-monitoring behavior	8
L2 learning outcomes of a research-based digital app for Japanese children – ADDENDUM	7
EFFECT SIZE–DRIVEN SAMPLE-SIZE PLANNING, RANDOMIZATION, AND MULTISITE USE IN L2 INSTRUCTED VOCABULARY ACQUISITION EXPERIMENTAL SAMPLES	7
Second language knowledge can influence native language performance in exclusively native contexts	7
Sources and effects of foreign language enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom: A structural equation modeling approach	7
Acceptance and engagement patterns of mobile-assisted language learning among non-conventional adult L2 learners: A survival analysis	7
Unpacking L2 explicit linguistic knowledge and online processing of the English modals may and can: A comparison of acceptability judgments and self-paced reading	7
SLA volume 46 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	7
DOUBLE-NUMBER MARKING MATTERS FOR BOTH L1 AND L2 PROCESSING OF NONLOCAL AGREEMENT SIMILARLY	7
SLA volume 47 issue 1 Cover and Front matter	7
Affect as a component of second language speech perception	7
Manufactured crisis	7